Title :
Average heat-transfer coefficients for laminar and turbulent flow over partially heated flat plates
Author :
Najafi, Mohammad ; Scott, Richard R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Southwestern Louisiana Univ., Lafayette, LA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper an analytical solution is presented to determine the average convection heat-transfer coefficient for a partially heated flat plate. The average coefficient is determined when the flow is either completely laminar or completely turbulent. With this analytical approach a particular expression is used for each case of laminar or turbulent flow which uniquely simplifies the appropriate expression for the local heat-transfer coefficient for that case. This work results in obtaining a general equation (different for laminar and turbulent flow) for the average heat-transfer coefficient for the heated plate length, in terms of the total length of the plate
Keywords :
convection; flow; laminar flow; turbulence; average heat-transfer coefficients; convection; laminar flow; local heat-transfer coefficient; partially heated flat plates; turbulent flow; Differential equations; Fluid flow; Heat transfer; Heating; Hydrodynamics; Kinematics; Mechanical engineering; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Viscosity;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1996. IECEC 96., Proceedings of the 31st Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3547-3
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1996.553424
